Shaftesbury Avenue

Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Built from 1877 to 1886 as a slum clearance measure, it runs northeast from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street, crossing Charing Cross Road. It runs through the boroughs of Westminster and Camden, and it is considered the heart of the West End theatre district.